Full-time RN/LPN MDS Coordinator- Boise (55916)

Rocky Mountain Care Group•Boise, ID

About The Position

Sunterra Springs is seeking a knowledgeable, organized, and detail-oriented RN or LPN MDS Coordinator for its Riverview team. The position coordinates completion of the required Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) and oversees implementation and ongoing evaluation of each resident’s comprehensive plan of care. The role is classified as a registered nurse position with administrative duties and management responsibilities, reports to the Director of Nursing with accountability to the Administrator, and has no direct reports. The coordinator manages the facility’s RAI and MDS processes in compliance with state and federal regulations. This includes scheduling assessments, coordinating interdisciplinary team input, transmitting assessments and resolving validation errors, supporting accurate documentation and care plans, and helping ensure coverage and payment requirements are met. The position also includes staff education, audits, participation in quality and administrative activities, and assistance with resident admissions, discharges, or care as needed. The role requires regular interaction with residents, families, facility staff, physicians, health plans, and government personnel. The employee must protect residents’ rights and confidential health information, follow facility policies and safety and infection-control procedures, and report suspected abuse, neglect, noncompliance, or other required concerns. The position may involve movement throughout the workday, assisting with resident evacuation, exposure to infectious materials and other workplace hazards, and working beyond normal hours or on weekends and holidays when necessary.

Requirements

A current, unencumbered, active RN or LPN license is preferred.
Resident Assessment Coordinator (RAC) training must be completed within six months of hire.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and sound judgment.
Intermediate computer skills, including creating documents in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and navigating electronic medical record systems.
Ability to work independently and organize, plan, and manage time effectively.
Ability to relay information concerning a resident’s condition.
Ability to interact tactfully and patiently with residents, families, staff, visitors, government agencies, and the general public, including people of different ages and cultures.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, perform overhead lifting, and perform other common physical movements needed for the position.
Ability to assist in evacuating residents during emergencies.
Ability to work beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
Meet facility health requirements, including medical and physical examinations and checking immunity status for infectious diseases.
Must not pose a threat to the health and safety of others in the workplace.
Regular attendance is required.
Agreement to abide by facility standards, policies, procedures, and compliance and ethics requirements is a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MDS completion is preferred.
RAC Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the facility’s Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) process in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Complete MDS assessments and supporting assessments and clinical documentation accurately.
Implement and continually evaluate each resident’s comprehensive plan of care.
Schedule and lead interdisciplinary care plan team meetings.
Audit medical records for supporting documentation for items coded on the MDS.
Educate department heads, physicians, and other staff as needed.
Collaborate with health plans, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team to support insurance approvals and confirm resident eligibility and coverage criteria.
Interpret rules, regulations, and coverage guidelines and serve as a resource for problem-solving related to the SNF prospective payment system and quality reporting program.
Use the current RAI Manual as a resource during assessment coding.
Schedule Assessment Reference Dates (ARDs) for payment assessments to accurately capture residents’ clinical characteristics for payment classification purposes.
Schedule ARDs for OBRA assessments daily, monthly, and as needed.
Provide the interdisciplinary team with weekly and as-needed schedules of ARDs and assessment types to support timely MDS section and Care Area Assessment (CAA) completion.
Communicate with interdisciplinary team members to support timely completion of assessments and report timeliness issues to the Administrator.
Transmit assessments according to current regulations and as frequently as needed to obtain timely validation in the QIES ASAP System.
Review and print initial and final validation reports, correct fatal errors, retransmit assessments until accepted, and address non-fatal errors using the applicable QIES ASAP System MDS 3.0 Provider User’s Guide.
Ensure the Business Office designee receives validation reports acknowledging acceptance of MDS submissions.
Facilitate completion and updating of resident care plans with the interdisciplinary team to reflect current needs.
Work with the interdisciplinary team to identify residents who may need a Significant Change in Status assessment under the current RAI Manual.
Participate in resource utilization and/or triple-check meetings before billing claims associated with payment assessments.
Assist with resident admission, discharge, or care as needed.
Attend or participate in continuing education related to the RAI process and related programs.
Complete assigned training and skills competency requirements.
Perform assigned administrative duties, including QAPI activities and participation in department or committee meetings.
Treat residents with dignity and respect, promote and protect residents’ rights, and comply with facility policies, standards of conduct, and applicable regulations.
Maintain confidentiality of protected health information and report policy violations, confidentiality breaches, retaliation, discrimination, and allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation, mistreatment, or misappropriation as required.
Follow safety, hygiene, and infection-control procedures; report occupational exposures and work-related injuries or illnesses; participate in life-safety and emergency drills and fulfill assigned emergency-plan responsibilities.
Communicate resident condition information and interact tactfully with residents, families, visitors, staff, and government personnel.
Maintain regular attendance and organize, plan, and manage time to complete assignments.